The admission of students to the programmes is made according to the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM, which center that administers university entrance exams in Turkey) within the framework set by the regulations of Higher Education Council (HEC). After students inform the Student Selection and Placement Centre about what programmes they want to study at, students are placed in the related programmes according to their scores they get from the exam.

Foreign students are admitted to the related programmes with the scores of internationally acceptable exams such as SAT, ACT or are admitted to the related programmes with their high school graduation grades (Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes for Foreign Students Admission Guidelines).

The admission of students to the related programmes for General Academic Exchange Protocol are done within the framework of the bilateral agreements (ERASMUS, FARABI, etc.) signed between Maltepe University and the partner universities. Guest students may enrol into the courses in this programme, if the related academic unit approves. Sufficient language knowledge is required to monitor the programme.